South
Dakota’s Governor Daugaard to Join Governor Mead’s Business
Forum

CHEYENNE,
Wyo. – Governor
Matt Mead is pleased to announce that South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard will
participate in Governor Mead’s Business Forum on Nov. 19th in
Cheyenne. Governor Daugaard will address the forum during the afternoon of the
two-day forum’s first day. He will speak about essential economic
development strategies. Governor
Daugaard is South Dakota’s 32nd Governor.

“Governor
Daugaard is a great speaker and has led significant changes to South Dakota’s
economic development programs. He has also created a new plan for workforce
development in his state and all of this has resulted in strong growth,”
Governor Mead said. “We are seeing similar growth and similar challenges in
Wyoming, and I am most grateful that Governor Daugaard is able to join the
Business Forum and share his economic development strategies.”

“I
appreciate Governor Mead’s invitation to the Business Forum and look forward to
seeing him in Cheyenne,” said Governor Daugaard. “South Dakota and Wyoming have
a lot in common. We have similar histories and principles, we are faced with
similar challenges, and both Governor Mead and I have made economic development
a top priority in our states.”

This
year’s forum is the second time (the first time was November 2011) that Governor
Mead has partnered with the Wyoming Business Alliance/Wyoming Heritage
Foundation to bring top-notch speakers together to discuss economic development
strategies and business success stories.

The
second Governor Matthew H. Mead Business Forum will take place on November
19th and 20th in Cheyenne at Little America. For more
information and to register go to www.wyomingbusinessalliance.org.